Pre-K–Kindergarten

Winners:
Heart, Sophia Hopkins, Hudson Country Montessori School, Danbury, CT
The Sheep, Gabriel Blanchard, Bowman School, Lexington, MA
Honorable Mention:
Fireflies, Sama Abderazzaq, Birches School, Lincoln, MA

1^st Grade

Winner:
Sun, Anna Shore, Birches School, Lincoln, MA
Honorable:
Owls, Jules Moses-Jade, Birches School, Lincoln, MA

2^nd Grade

Winners:
Reader’s Imagination, Avery Hatton, Mendell Elementary School, Boston
Red-Winged Blackbird, Naomi Torres, Atrium School, Watertown
Honorable Mention:
My Sister, Yilan Marshall, Mendell Elementary School, Boston, MA
DNA, Elan Gaon, Atrium School, Watertown, MA

3^rd Grade

Winners:
Climbing a Ladder, Aliya Peguero, Brooke Mattapan, Mattapan, MA
Greatly Sorry, Seraphina Goldstein, Milton Academy, Milton, MA
The Milkweed Tree, Sean Doyle, Mount Alvernia Academy, Chestnut Hill, MA
Sumac Berries, Walden Horton-Hall, Atrium School, Watertown, MA
Honorable Mention:
Sushi, Leo Bassil, Mount Alvernia Academy, Chestnut Hill, MA
The Wave, Rex Pope, Atrium School, Watertown, MA
Soccer, Tomas Whitford, Mount Alvernia Academy, Chestnut Hill, MA
Little Brother, Jaylani Torres, Henry Grew Elementary, Hyde Park, MA
If I Were in Charge of the World, Hannah Buonamico, Hastings School, Westborough, MA

4^thGrade

Winners:
Hummingbird, Bella Prussia, Milton Academy, Milton, MA
The Sad Life of a Girl, Stella Segunda, Howard Reiche, Portland, ME
The Train Tracks, Lina Frenkel, Jewish Community Day School, Watertown, MA
The Ocean, Mabel Heiden, Peter Woodbury Elementary, Bedford, NH
Honorable Mention:
Linda Brown, Danielle Azani, Jewish Community Day School, Watertown, MA
Frederick Douglass’s Legacy, Carrington Elie, Atrium School, Watertown, MA
Life, Sahana Arun, Winthrop Chenery Upper Elementary, Belmont, MA

5^thGrade

Winners:
When a Phoenix Dies, Jillian Hokanson, Manomet Elementary, Plymouth, MA
We the People, Nashla Luna-Castillo, Brooke Mattapan, Mattapan, MA
Honorable Mention:
RD Summer, Selena Guzman Penzo, Brooke Mattapan, Mattapan, MA
Memory’s Vault, Niam Shah, Chestnut Hill School, Chestnut Hill, MA

6^thGrade

Winners:
The Day, Asa Alfano, Harrison Middle School, Yarmouth, ME
My Soul, Josie, Park School, Brookline, MA
Knit or Knot, Emily Jin, Jonas Clarke Middle School, Lexington, MA
The Transition, Ida Rogers, The Deerfield School, Manchester, NH
Submerged, Ryan Jung, Jonas Clarke Middle School, Lexington, MA
Honorable Mention:
Truck, Olivia Kim, Park School, Brookline, MA
Ode to a Stamp, Burr Hart, Park School, Brookline, MA
Seeds of Green, Makenna Wiggett, Frank Harrison Middle School, Yarmouth, ME
Blackjack Track, Saleh El’Kredi, The Pike School, Andover, MA
There’s a Silence, Jade Powers, Applewild School, Fitchburg, MA

7^thGrade

Winners:
Two Kinds of Ice, Ann Ogunleye, Joseph Martin Middle School, East Taunton, MA
I’m Still Here, Julaine Rong, The Pike School, Andover, MA
The Night’s Gentle Keeper, Jocelyn Lin, Deerfield School, Manchester,NH
The Crown of Silence, Celestin Cafferty, Milton Academy, Milton, MA
Honorable Mention:
Music, Clio Lewitt, The Grammar School, Putney, VT
Rot, Catherine Wang, Milton Academy, Milton, MA
Between the Quiet Moments, Audrey Jeong, The Pike School, Andover, MA
My Bittersweet Ellipse, Ania-Rose Guerrier, Joyce Middle School, Woburn, MA
Brown Bunny, Reem Elkerkouri, Brooke Charter School, East Boston, MA
Perfect, Mia Dennen, Joseph E. Martin Middle School, East Taunton, MA
A Pen with No Ink, Liam Kerrigan, Mercymount Country Day, RI
The Things I Wish I could have told you, Christy Elwell, Greenwich Academy, Greenwich, CT

8^thGrade

Winners:
I’ve always wanted to be in love, Zoe Zhang, Milton Academy, Milton, MA
In Every Way, Ariella Spivak, Runkle School, Brookline, MA
Makeup, Kaitlyn Rhodes-Kropf, Milton Academy, Milton, MA
Evergreen Boughs, Alden Swinburne, The Grammar School, Putney, VT
Honorable Mention:
Childlike Wonder, Nola Linder, The Grammar School, Putney, VT
Letters to Someone (no one): Asha Hallowell, Milton Academy, Milton, MA
Break, Jules Klein, Meadowbrook School, Weston, MA
Oh What a Sad Fate, Henry Schmitt, Vermont Day School, Shelburne, VT

Haiku Lower Division

Winners:
Deer, Jubilee Geschwendt, 4th Grade, Homeschooled, NH
Winter, Sahana Arun, 4th Grade, Chenery School, MA
Fall, Finley Neurath, 3rd Grade, Mount Alvernia Academy, Chestnut Hill, MA
Honorable Mention:
Silver Shine, Dev Agarwal, 4th Grade, Milton Academy, MA
The Silent Spider, Nathan Singleton, 3rd Grade, Henry Grew Elementary, Boston, MA

Haiku Upper Division

Winners:
Blink, Carrie Carter, 6th Grade, Immanuel Lutheran, Danbury, CT
A Signs of Spring, Irina Savchenko, 7th Grade, The Pike School, Andover, MA
Honorable Mentions
Summer Dreams, Celestin Cafferty, 7th Grade, Milton Academy, Milton, MA
Northern Lights, Felicity Chew, 5th Grade, Chestnut Hill School, Chestnut Hill, MA
Sprouts Burst: Lilia Avila, 6th Grade, The Park School, Brookline, MA

Milton Awards

Upper Division
There Will Always Be Sharks, Kasra Darvish, 8th Grade, Milton Academy, Milton, MA
Lower Division:
The Forest’s Song, Emma Zhang, 4th Grade, Milton Academy, Milton, MA

Founders Awards

La lengua que llevo y traigo conmigo, Alexis Nicolas Soto, 7th grade, Brooke Mattapan, Mattapan, MA
It Feels Like Summer, Madeleine Fialkoff, Jewish Country Day School, 4th Grade, Watertown, MA
Should I Be Sorry, Aahil Shiekh, Runkle School, 8th grade, Brookline, MA

K and Grade 1

Robert Diangles, Winner, “Peaceful Woods,” Stony Brook Elementary, Brewster
Arjun Vova, Honorary Mention, “Foxes,” Birches School, Lincoln
Eleanor Laird, Honorary Mention, “Things I like,” The Park School, Brookline
Vivi Soling, Honorary Mention, “Butterflies,” Birches School, Lincoln
Tami LaNoue, Honorary Mention, “Rain,” Birches School, Lincoln

Grade 2

James Miles, Winner, “Willow Pond,” Atrium School, Watertown
Margot Breton, Honorary Mention, “The Silent Sea,” International School of Boston, Cambridge
Maggie Spellman, Honorary Mention, “Dreams,” FitzGerald Elementary, Waltham
Teo Bremer, Honorary Mention, “Pumpkin Pie,” Atrium School, Watertown
Mehmet Yildiz, Honorary Mention, “Spiderweb,” Atrium School, Watertown

Grade 3

Emanuel Blum, Winner, “Blueberries Atrium School,” Watertown
Royan Mclean, Winner, “Summer,” Thomas Kenny Elementary, Dorchester
Claire Berkheimer, Honorary Mention, “The Lonely Rose,” Atrium School, Watertown
Leyna Augotti, Honorary Mention, “Respect the Soldiers,” Kennedy Elementary, Billerica
Timothy Shen, Honorary Mention, “Puffer Fish,” Atrium School, Watertown
Avery Klein, Honorary Mention, “Sweet Summer,” The Park School, Brookline
Ayah Hassan, Honorary Mention, “Love,” Atrium School, Watertown

Grade 4

Arthur Blanchard, Winner, “The Fire,” Bowman School, Lexington
Liam Mattern, Honorary Mention, “The Last night of the owl,” International School of Boston, Cambridge
Louise Ting, Honorary Mention, “Thinking by the Sea,” The Park School, Brookline

Grade 5

Jasmin Guieterez, Winner, “Claudette Colvin,” O’Donnell Elementary School, Boston
Zoe Love, Honorary Mention, “Chalk on my hands,” International School of Boston, Cambridge
Livia Chen, Honorary Mention, “Diamonds,” Winthrop Elementary School, Hamilton
Quin Allred, Honorary Mention, “Darkness,” Clark School, Rowley

Grade 6

Grace Li, Winner, “Toying with Music,” Arlington Middle School, Arlington
Olivia Feng, Winner, “The Last Firework,” Jonas Clarke Middle School, Lexington
Dora Deng, Winner, “Splash,” Diamond Middle School, Lexington
Lilly Danner, Winner, “Grandma and Grandpa’s Table,” Jonas Clarke Middle School, Lexington
Gabriella Martin, Honorary Mention, “Golden Hour,” The Park School, Brookline
Julian White, Honorary Mention, “Dumplings,” Jonas Clarke Middle School, Lexington
Reilly Snow, Honorary Mention, “Would I still be Me Mount,” Alvernia Academy, Chestnut Hill
Adina Silbert, Honorary Mention, “Not Broken,” John D Runkle School, Brookline
Michael Schlatka, Honorary Mention, “The Sugar Maple House,” Jonas Clarke Middle School, Lexington
Samyuktha Rajaram, Honorary Mention, “Reality Makes Me Overthink,” William Diamond Middle School, Lexington
James Dumas, Honorary Mention, “Would I still Be Me Mount,” Alvernia Academy, Chestnut Hill

Grade 7

Sarafina Snyder, Winner, “But Here,” FA Day, Newton
Ava Sherman, Honorary Mention, “The Bird,” Star Academy, Belmont
Zy’here, Honorary Mention, “Salemme,” Lost FA Day, Newton
Anastasia Tsvetkova, Honorary Mention, “Overstimulation,” John Runkel Middle School, Brookline

Grade 8

Zoe Zak, Winner, “Moon,” River Jewish Community Day School, Watertown
Ella Magalit, Honorary Mention, “After the Storm,” John Runkle Middle School, Brookline
Gabrielle Aronov, Honorary Mention, “Overthink,” Newton
Pax Maddocks, Honorary Mention, “She Said Nothing,” John Runkle Middle School, Brookline

Haiku Lower Division

Abe Rontal, Winner, “Butterflies,” The Park School, Brookline
Amelia Scharf, Honorary Mention, “Poppies,” Mount Alvernia Academy, Chestnut Hill
Evelyn Drozdowski, Honorary Mention, “Shadows,” Mount Alvernia Academy, Chestnut Hill
Quinten Murray, Honorary Mention, “Silenced Pond Sounds,” Mount Alvernia Academy, Chestnut Hill

Haiku Upper Division

Radha Aiyar, Winner, “Goodbye,” Diamond Middle School, Lexington
Flora Urie, Honorary Mention, “Leaves,” Birches School, Lincoln
Ava Nguyen, Honorary Mention, “Blooming Flower,” The Park School, Brookline

Founders Awards

Milagros Surnamer, “Come Back Home,” The Park School, Brookline
Catherine Tillberg, “What It Means to Be A Girl,” F.A. Day, Newton
Joshua Chiu, “The Jacket Left Behind,” The Park School, Brookline

Pre-K and K

Hunter Majewski, Winner, “The Magic Winter,” Saint Charles School, Woburn

Grade 1

Riley Temple, Winner, “My Erasers,” FitzGerald Elementary School, Waltham
Vivian Poppe, Honorable Mention, FitzGerald Elementary School, Waltham
Eesa Bhat, Honorable Mention, “What the Sun Sees,” Horace Mann School, Newton

Grade 2

Rocco Schweinshaut, Winner, “Ocean,” Atrium School, Watertown
Bianca Allaire, Honorable Mention, “Day Then Sunset,” The Park School, Brookline
Azale Schade, Honorable Mention, “Misty,” Atrium School, Watertown

Grade 3

Emily Ferolito, Winner, “Springtime,” FitzGerald Elementary School, Waltham
Louise Ting, Honorable Mention, “The Lady on the Moon,” The Park School, Brookline

Grade 4

Emma Lee, Winner, “The Pieces of Strawberry,” The Park School, Brookline
Disha Giridhar, Honorable Mention, “Finding A Treasure Map,” Horrace Mann School, Newton
Maeve Looney, Honorable Mention, “Mountains,” The Park School, Brookline
Ayesha Bhat, Honorable Mention, “My Mosque,” Horrace Mann School, Newton
Josie Braman, Honorable Mention, “Ode to My Pants,” The Park School, Brookline

Grade 5

Rafael Corrigan, Winner, “The Wolf and the Eagle,” Heights Elementary School, Sharon
Jai Athulith, Honorable Mention, “Winter to Spring,” Holy Name Parish School, West Roxbury

Grade 6

Lesleigh Robin, Winner, “The Anatomy of Girlhood,” The Park School, Brookline
Elena Castaneda, Honorable Mention, “Lady,” JFK Middle School, Waltham
Sissy Benenson, Honorable Mention, “Math Homework,” The Park School, Brookline

Grade 7

Xaeden Gooding, Winner, “The Boys in the Back,” Fessenden School, Newton
Valerie Ivanova, Honorable Mention, “Ode to a Shark Eye Shell,” F.A.Jay Middle School, Newton
Meredith Kramer, Honorable Mention, “I’m going to be just me,” John D. Runkle School, Brookline

Grade 8

Lilah Simpson, Winner, “Ten Ways To View a Life,” John D. Runkle School, Brookline
Siri Chung, Honorable Mention, “Photograph, Gaza 2024,” Milton Academy, Milton
Grace Sullivan, Honorable Mention, “Only the Best,” Belmont Day School, Belmont

Haiku Lower Division

Jacob Robbins, Winner, “Dark Water,” The Park School, Brookline
Taylor Caruso, Honorable Mention, “Sunrise,” The Park School, Brookline

Haiku Upper Division

Gavin Kelker, Winner, “Blood Red Darkness,” Grandy Junior High, Granby

Founders’ Awards

Seaeun Park, “Will It Be Different?” Jonas Clarke Middle School, Lexington
Annika Vittal, “The Things We’ve Been Saying All Along,” Belmont Day School, Belmont
Maya Belding, “The Pencil,” FitzGerald Elementary School, Waltham